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Ashby woman, son killed in two-car Fitchburg crash

FITCHBURG -- Mary Leger was simply emptying her dishwasher at her Ashby State Road home Sunday morning when she heard a bang.

When she looked out her window, she was terrified by the scene.

A two-car accident outside Leger's home on Ashby State Road on Sunday morning about 10:30 a.m. resulted in a pair of fatalities and another person being injured.

"It's probably one of the saddest days of my life and I don't even know the people involved," Leger said.

The office of District Attorney Joseph D. Early Jr. identified the deceased as Michelle Martens, 36, of Ashby, and her 16-year-old son Justin Fournier.

According to a release from Earl's office, Wayne Patenaude, whose age and town of residence was unavailable, was taken to HealthAlliance Hospital in Leominster.

The release states that a Kia Sportage with Martens and Fournier in it crossed the center line and struck the Chevy Silverado driven by Patenaude. Investigators had not determined who was driving the Kia.

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